Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis in the Management of Pain in Abdominal Non-pancreatic Malignancies

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Conditions studied: Pain, Cancer

In brief

Celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) has been performed for nearly 100 years to alleviate the abdominal pain associated with pancreatic malignancy and other conditions, and is usually undertaken at a late stage in the disease process, when analgesic options have been largely exhausted or have led to significant and often unacceptable side effects. Until recently, CPN was most commonly performed under radiographic guidance; however, in the last 10 years, CPN has been routinely performed under endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guidance. Several case series have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of this technique when used to treat the pain associated with pancreatic malignancy and/or chronic pancreatitis. However, the efficacy of EUS-guided CPN in the treatment of pain related to non-pancreatic malignancies has yet to be described. The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of EUS-guided CPN in the management of pain in patients with abdominal non-pancreatic malignancies. Our hypothesis is that EUS-guided CPN will provide adequate pain relief in these patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01166529

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

0

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of an unresectable, non-pancreatic malignancy, including gastric, small intestinal, or proximal colonic malignancies, as well as malignancies of the liver and bile ducts (based on above celiac plexus innervations)
• Pain directly related to the primary malignant process, as determined by the referring oncologist
• Pain determined to be refractory to standard medical therapy, or when the medical therapy is ineffective due to certain limitations (such as severe constipation), as determined by the referring oncologist
• Willingness to undergo EUS-guided CPN
• Age > 18 years
• ECOG performance status of grades 0-3 [7]
• The patient will need to sign informed consent prior to inclusion in this study

You may not qualify if…

• Unable or unwilling to undergo an EUS-guided CPN
• Contraindication to anesthesia, as determine during the preoperative clearance process
• Refractory coagulopathy (INR > 1.5) or thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 50,000), or aspirin and/or clopidogrel use within 7 days of procedure
• Current pregnancy
• Prior celiac plexus block/neurolysis
• Allergy to local anesthetics
• ECOG performance status of grade 4 or higher

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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